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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Welsh, Douglas F. |
Author Affiliation: | Extension Horticulturist, Texas A&M University, and President, National Xeriscape Council, Incorporated |
Title: | Xeriscape: Fad, fiction or state-of-the-art |
Section: | Irrigation scheduling of turf Other records with the "Irrigation scheduling of turf" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Phoenix, Arizona: October 28-November 1, 1990; in conjunction with the 11th Annual International Irrigation Exposition. |
Source: | Visions of the Future: Proceedings of the Third NationalIrrigation Symposium. Vol. 3, 1990, p. 186. |
Publishing Information: | St. Joseph, Michigan: American Society of Agricultural Engineers |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Xeriscaping; Water conservation; Landscape conservation; Landscape design
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Abstract/Contents: | Defines xeriscape as "water conservation through creative landscaping." States that "xeriscape is based on horticulturally sound principles, including good design, thorough soil preparation, use of adapted plants, functional use of irrigated lawn areas, efficient watering techniques, mulching and proper maintenance." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Welsh, D. F. 1990. Xeriscape: Fad, fiction or state-of-the-art. p. 186. In Visions of the Future: Proceedings of the Third NationalIrrigation Symposium. Phoenix, Arizona: October 28-November 1, 1990; in conjunction with the 11th Annual International Irrigation Exposition. St. Joseph, Michigan: American Society of Agricultural Engineers. |
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